Vesiroosi

Optimized decreases with suggested nupp/bead positions as example,

based on traditional Estonian Vesiroosikiri, Water lily pattern, as first Stitch-mapped by J.C. Briar and written down in The Haapsalu Shawl*.


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Shown with a cast-on count of 49 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): K6, k2tog, yo, *k1, yo, ssk, k11, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, yo, ssk, k6.
  • Rows 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, and 28: Purl.
  • Row 3: K5, k2tog, yo, k1, *k2, yo, ssk, k9, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k2, yo, ssk, k5.
  • Row 5: K4, k2tog, yo, k2tog, *k1, ssk, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, ssk, yo, ssk, k4 (multiple of 14 sts, plus 15).
  • Row 6: P7, PBp, *p13, PBp, repeat from * to last 7 sts, p7.
  • Row 7: K3, k2tog, yo, k1, *3-to-7 gather, k1, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 sts, 3-to-7 gather, k1, yo, ssk, k3 (multiple of 18 sts, plus 19).
  • Row 9: K2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, *k2, yo, k2, ssk, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 10 sts, k2, yo, k2, ssk, yo, ssk, k2.
  • Row 11: K1, k2tog, yo, k4tog, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k2, yo, k1, yo, k4tog, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k4tog, [yo, k1] twice, repeat from * to last 10 sts, k2, yo, k1, yo, k4tog, yo, ssk, k1 (multiple of 16 sts, plus 17).
  • Row 12: P3, PBp, p5, *p4, PBp, p5, PBp, p5, repeat from * to last 8 sts, p4, PBp, p3.
  • Row 13: K2tog, yo, k5, yo, *sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k5, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k5, yo, repeat from * to last 10 sts, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k5, yo, ssk.
  • Row 14: P8, PBp, *p7, PBp, p7, PBp, repeat from * to last 8 sts, p8.
  • Row 15: K1, yo, ssk, k5, *k6, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k5, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k6, k2tog, yo, k1.
  • Row 17: K2, yo, ssk, k4, *k5, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k5, k2tog, yo, k2.
  • Row 19: K3, yo, ssk, k3, *k4, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, ssk, yo, ssk, k3, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k4, k2tog, yo, k3 (multiple of 14 sts, plus 17).
  • Row 21: K4, yo, ssk, k2, *k3, k2tog, yo, k1, 3-to-7 gather, k1, yo, ssk, k2, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k3, k2tog, yo, k4 (multiple of 18 sts, plus 17).
  • Row 23: K5, yo, ssk, k1, *k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k2, k2tog, yo, k5.
  • Row 25: K6, yo, ssk, *k1, k2tog, yo, k4tog, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k4tog, yo, ssk, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, k2tog, yo, k6 (multiple of 16 sts, plus 17).
  • Row 27: K7, yo, *sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k5, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k5, yo, repeat from * to last 10 sts, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7.